Panel of experts

Jonathan Jenkins is the chief executive of The Social Investment Business Group, the largest lender in the social investment market. He was previously the director of ventures at UnLtd, the UK's largest supporter of start-up/early stage social entrepreneurs and has over 15 years experience in fundraising for SMEs from his city career. The Social Investment Business currently manage the Investment and Contract Readiness Fund on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Azlina Bulmer is Charity Bank's programmes & development manager with responsibility for all external grants and programmes. She joined the Bank in 2009 as a programme manager for the Charity Bank in the North project and delivered a hugely successful investment readiness project alongside a loan fund for third sector organisations, including social enterprises. Previously she worked for various local authorities in community and economic development in Northern England.

Prachi Mathur is AVP at Intellecap, an India-based social enterprise advisory firm that provides consulting, investment banking and knowledge and information services, with a focus on Asia and Africa. Prachi is a senior leader in Intellecap's Investment Banking Service. In a career spanning over 14 years, she has developed strong expertise in handling financial structuring and investment facilitation. She leads the Intellecap Impact Investor Network (I3N), India's first angel network with an exclusive focus on social enterprise.

Stephen Rockman founded Merism Capital in 2010 to provide seed funding for early stage social businesses. Stephen is also a guest lecturer on social investment at Goldsmiths College and chairs their advisory group for the new MA in Social Entrepreneurship; he holds a number of non-exec roles in early stage companies.

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